Sup Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

The meaning of sup is to take or drink in swallows or gulps. How to use sup in a sentence. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut sup verb(1) SaveWord \ˈsəp \ supped;supping Definitionofsup (Entry1of5) transitiveverb :totakeordrinkinswallowsorgulps intransitiveverb chieflydialectal :totakefoodandespeciallyliquidfoodintothemouthalittleatatime sup noun Definitionofsup (Entry2of5) :amouthfulespeciallyofliquororbroth:sip also :asmallquantityofliquid pourmejustasupoftea sup verb(2) supped;supping Definitionofsup (Entry3of5) intransitiveverb 1 :toeattheeveningmeal 2 :tomakeone'ssupper —usedwithonoroffsuponroastbeef sup abbreviation Definitionofsup (Entry4of5) 1 superior 2 supra sup interjection variants: orlesscommonly'sup Definitionofsup (Entry5of5) US —usedasaninformalgreetingequivalentto"What'sup?"[TargetBakehouseandCafé]OwnerandbakerSavanchamNapsaidthesecrettotheirsuccessliesintherelaxedmannerthebakerytreatsitsregularcustomers…"Whenthosecustomerscome.Idon'tsay'hello'Isay'supman,'wetalktothemlikeafriend,that'swhatpeoplelikeaboutus."—JamesBaker"WealwayshadtodrivetoComptonfirsttopickupoursuitanddoourmakeupinthiswarehouse,andthengogetgas,likeatthenearestgasstation,dressedfullyasSunnytheClown,"[Alison]Brierecalls."Peoplewerecoolaboutit.Theywerejustlike,'Supgirl?'AndIwaslike,'Sup?'"—BeckySullivan Synonyms MoreExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutsup Synonymsforsup Synonyms:Noun belt, draft, drag, drink, gulp, nip, quaff, shot, sip, slug, snort, swallow, swig, swill VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesofsupinaSentence Noun theoldmarinertookasupofgrogandbeganhistale FirstKnownUseofsup Verb(1) beforethe12thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedattransitivesenseNoun 1551,inthemeaningdefinedaboveVerb(2) 14thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1Interjection circa1981,inthemeaningdefinedabove HistoryandEtymologyforsup Verb(1) MiddleEnglishsuppen,fromOldEnglishsūpan,suppan;akintoOldHighGermansūfantodrink,sip,OldEnglishsoppsop Verb(2) MiddleEnglishsoupen,suppen,fromAnglo-Frenchsuper,fromsupesop,soup—moreatsoup BuyingGuide OurteamatTheUsagehasselectedthebesttravelmugsof2021. LearnMoreAboutsup Sharesup PosttheDefinitionofsuptoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofsuponTwitter TimeTravelerforsup Thefirstknownuseofsupwas beforethe12thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury DictionaryEntriesNearsup suoMarte sup supa SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforsup Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Sup.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sup.Accessed2Dec.2021. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforsup sup verb \ˈsəp \ supped;supping KidsDefinitionofsup :toeattheeveningmeal MorefromMerriam-Websteronsup Nglish:TranslationofsupforSpanishSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY smarmy SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary DifficultSpellingWordsQuiz Whichisthecorrectspelling? accommodate acommadate accomodate acommodate Canyouspellthese10commonlymisspelledwords? TAKETHEQUIZ SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! Merriam-Websterunabridged WordsatPlay “InVinoVeritas”andOtherLatinPhrasestoLiveBy Top10LatinPhrases Isit'Forty'?Or'Fourty'? Thisisusage WordoftheYear2021|Vaccine OurWordoftheYear'vaccine,'plus10more Merriam-Webster'sWordsoftheWeek-Nov.26 Fromtheweekending11/26/2021 AsktheEditors 'Everyday'vs.'EveryDay' Asimpletricktokeepthemseparate WhatIs'SemanticBleaching'? How'literally'canmean"figuratively" Literally Howtouseawordthat(literally)drivessomepe... IsSingular'They'aBetterChoice? Theawkwardcaseof'hisorher' WordGames ConfusingWordsStrikesAgain Howmanydoyouknow? Takethequiz NameThoseHerbsandSpices Howmanydoyouknow? Takethequiz SpellIt Canyouspellthese10commonlymisspelledwords? Takethequiz